John Ladeaux

John was an Oglala Lakota Sioux man

Biography:
There are as many as three persons named John Ladeaux born in October 1884 on the Pine Ridge Reservation. John's parents were Peter Ladeaux and his wife Jennifer (Jennie) 'Pretty' Ladeaux (Beauvais). Peter's father was a Pawnee man born in Kansas and his mother was a Sioux woman born in Montana. He was born in Wyoming. Jennie's father was a white man and her mother was a Sioux woman born in Nebraska. John was born in South Dakota. He married Mary NN probably around 1907 and had two daughters. John was one of eight (8) siblings. He was apparently aka as John LaDue and John LaDeaux

John's commitment to the Canton Asylum is unknown, probably sometime after the asylum opened in January 1903. According to the book Vanished in Hiawatha, author Carla Joinson states that when he was committed he suffered from acute melancholia (Acute melancholia is a severe and persistent form of depression characterized by intense and pervasive sadness, loss of interest, and other debilitating symptoms). He was discharged as cured on May 5, 1905, by Dr. Turner. Records from the Oscar Gifford era do not exist, I've not found any to document his admission. The only indication that he was there is a newspaper clipping from the Kadoka Press and Kadoka Reporter of Kadoka, Jackson County indicating that he had been discharged along with two others, and sent home. If he was born c. 1884 then he was a patient/inmate in the Canton Asylum between the ages of 19 and 21.

After discharge, John appears to have lived a rather normal life, he married, had children, and died on March 21, 1935, probably at home in Jackson County. He was buried in the Saint Joseph Cemetery at Hisle, Jackson County, South Dakota.

His profile is part of the https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Canton_Asylum.

Research Notes:
-https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/2HM3-VGX
-John Ladeaux1,2,3,4,5 (M)
(October, 1884 - ), #33210
Also known as John Ledeau. The nationality of John Ladeaux was Oglala Lakota Sioux.2,3,4,5 John Ladeaux was born in October, 1884.1,2,3,4,5 He was the son of Peter Ladeaux and Jennie (?).1,3,4,5 He was listed as "son" and residing in the home of Peter Ladeaux on the U.S. Indian Census Rolls taken on July 1, 1890, at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Cheyenne Wakpa, Shannon Co., South Dakota, USA.2 He was listed as "son" and residing in the home of Peter Ladeaux on the U.S. Indian Census Rolls taken on July 1, 1892, at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, White Clay District, Shannon Co., South Dakota ., USA.3 He was listed as "son" and residing in the home of Peter Ladeaux on the U.S. Indian Census Rolls taken on June 30, 1894, at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, White Clay District, Shannon Co., South Dakota ., USA.4 He was listed as "son" and residing in the home of Peter Ladeaux on the U.S. Indian Census Rolls taken on June 30, 1895, at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, White Clay District, Shannon Co., South Dakota ., USA.5 He was listed as "son" and residing in the home of Peter Ladeaux on the U.S. Indian Census Rolls taken in 1896 at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota, USA.1
Citations
[S498] Albert Ledoux Mike Stevens. 5/14/20007.
[S47] 1890 Indian Census, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, M595_364, National Archives.
[S556] 1892 Indian Census, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, M595_364, National Archives.
[S269] 1894 Indian Census, Pine Ridge Agency, National Archives.
[S561] June 30th 1895 Indian Census, Pine Ridge Agency, National Archives Microfilm Publication M595, 692 rolls, Ancestry.com.
Source: Stevens, Mike ---. “Tiyospaye - Person Page 187.” Rootsweb.com, 2025, freepages.rootsweb.com/~mikestevens/genealogy/2010-p/p187.htm#i33210. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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-John La Deaux and John La Deaux, Jr. were used indiscriminately in the censuses based on a birth date of 1884. Some census searches for John La Deaux turn up John La Deaux b=1848, his father!
-John La Deaux shown as the son of Jennie La Deaux is from a different family of the same time and place. There is for example a 1905 census that shows Jennie as HoH and John age 21 that equates to a birth in 1884!
-"United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KWH-T5JJ : 10 February 2023), Janie Bouaix in entry for John Ladeaux.
Name John Ladeaux
Name Note Name and form dates: Application: JOHN LADEAUX (01 Feb 1984)
Sex Male
Birth Date Nov 1886
Birthplace Pine Ridge, South Dakota, United States
Social Program Application Date 1 Feb 1984
Race Other
Father's Name Pete Ladeaux
Father's Sex Male
Mother's Name Janie Bouaix
Mother's Sex Female
Event Type Social Program Correspondence
(Curator Note: this source could suggest that John was a patient somewhere as there does not seem to be any other documentation short of the 1910 Summary Report by Harry Hummer)
-On Nov. 25, 1921, December 2 and 9, 1921, The Kadoka Press and Kadoka Reporter of Kadoka, Jackson, South Dakota, USA reported that John Ladeaux paid the taxes of $27.36 on the NW 1/4 of Township 40 North Range 36 West

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Sources:

1886 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll362unit/page/n528/mode/.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 529/559, line 4109 (age 2), census of the Sioux Indians at Pine Ridge Agency, D.T.

1887 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll363unit/page/n100/mode/.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 101/525, line 1363 (age 3), census of the Sioux Indians at Pine Ridge Agency, D.T.

1888 Jun 30 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll363unit/page/n390/mode/.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 391/525, line 2309 (age 4), census of the Ogalalla Sioux Indians at Pine Ridge Agency, D.T.

1890 Jul 1 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll364unit/page/n77/mode/1.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 78/479, line 540 (age 6), census of the Ogalalla Sioux Indians, White Clay District, Pine Ridge Agency, S.D.

1891 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll364unit/page/n326/mode/.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 327/479, line 2316 (age 8 as Johnny), census of the Ogalalla Sioux Indians, White Clay District, Pine Ridge Agency, S.D.

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1893 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll365unit/page/n479/mode/.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 480/503, line 5666 (age 9), census of the Ogalalla Sioux and Cheyenne, Pass Creek District, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota

1895 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll366unit/page/n502/mode/.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 497/514, line 5952 (age 11), census of the Sioux and Cheyenne Indians, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota

1896 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll362unit/page/n528/mode/.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 529/559, line 4109 (age 2?), census of the Sioux Indians at Pine Ridge Agency, D.T.

1897 - "United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:662N-S4D6 : Sun Jul 21 15:14:13 UTC 2024), Entry for John Ladeaux, 1897, pg. 178/659, line 426 (age 23?), census of the Sioux and Cheyenne Indians, Pine Ridge Reservation, Wakpamini District, South Dakota

1897 - "United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:662N-S4D6 : Sun Jul 21 15:14:13 UTC 2024), Entry for John Ladeaux, 1897, pg. 178/659, line 426 (age 23?), census of the Sioux and Cheyenne Indians, Pine Ridge Reservation, Wakpamini District, South Dakota

1904 Jun 30 - "United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:763D-P46Z : Sun Mar 10 13:27:48 UTC 2024), Entry for John Ladeaux, pg. 131/470, line 5818 (age 30), census of the Indians of the Pine Ridge Reservation, Pass Creek District

1905 Jun 16 - Dakota farmers' leader June 16 1905 • Canton, Lincoln, South Dakota, USA

1910 Apr 30 - "United States, Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPXY-QMJ : Tue Jan 21 19:41:40 UTC 2025), Entry for John Ladeaux Jr. and Mary Ladeaux, 1910, pg. 185/1005, line 21 (age 26 as John Ladeaux Jr. b=1884), census of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Pass Creek District, Sterling, South Dakota

1910 Aug 4 - Camp Verde School: 1910-27; Canton Insane Asylum: 1910-22, Series: Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports, Record Group 75: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20408 @ https://catalog.archives.gov/id/155854182?objectPage=674, line 30, Table 7 Form of mental disease of those admitted since opening of Asylum

1907 Jun 30 - "United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP32-N5JY : Fri Mar 08 02:34:14 UTC 2024), Entry for John Ladeaux, pg. 437/470, line

1918 Jun 30 - "United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGVS-CTJ3 : Sun Mar 10 03:02:45 UTC 2024), Entry for John Ladeaux, pg. 235/698, line 7661 (b=1874 as John Ladeaux Jr., John Ladeaus Sr. shown two lines up as b=1848, then on line 7662 we see John Ladeaux b=1884 with daughter Dora b=1908 and Eliza b=1912), census of the Oglala Sioux Indians, Pine Ridge Agency, Eagle Nest District, S.D.

1923 Jun 30 - "United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP34-225L : Mon Mar 11 00:09:38 UTC 2024), Entry for John Ladeaux, pg. 593/738, line 3506 (b=1874), census of the Oglala Sioux Indians, Pine Ridge Agency, S. D.

1927 Jun 30 - "United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP7W-8TCT : Sat Mar 09 06:59:23 UTC 2024), Entry for John Ladeaux, pg. 129/601, line 3491 (b=1884 as HoH), census of the Oglala Sioux, Pine Ridge

1928 Jun 30 - "United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGR1-5QSR : Sat Jul 20 02:54:08 UTC 2024), Entry for John Ladeaux, 1928, pg. 433/601, line 3552 (b=1884), census of the Oglala Sioux Indians, Pine Ridge Agency, So. Dak.

1929 Jun 30 - "United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:78YP-CNN2 : Wed Jul 17 21:54:29 UTC 2024), Entry for John Ladeaux, 1929, pg. 299/655, line 3552 (b=1884, HoH, Widowed), census of the Oglala Sioux tribe, Pine Ridge Reservation, Pine Ridge jurisdiction

1931 Apr 1 - "United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7B9X-K3W2 : Thu Jan 16 09:29:28 UTC 2025), Entry for John Ladeaux, 1931, pg. 301/700, line 3638 (age 57, HoH, single), census of the Pine Ridge Reservation, Pine Ridge jurisdiction

1932 Apr 1 - "United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP7Q-CVNH : Wed Jan 15 23:33:06 UTC 2025), Entry for John Ladeaux, 1932, pg. 311/685, line 3693 (b=1874 as Ladeaux, John Jr.), census of the Pine Ridge Reservation, Pine Ridge jurisdiction, South Dakota

1934 Apr 1 - "United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7FH4-4FPZ : Sat Jan 18 23:08:54 UTC 2025), Entry for John Ladeaux, 1934, pg. 322/700, line 3782 (age 60, as John Jr. b=1874, Died 3.21.1935), census of the

"South Dakota, Grave Registration Records, 1939-1942", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WC92-BRPZ : Sat Nov 30 13:44:41 UTC 2024), Entry for John Ladeaux,
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Name John Ladeaux
Event Type Burial
Event Place Union, South Dakota, United States
Event Place (Original) South Dakota, United States
Cemetery Cath Mission

"Find a Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2S3-Z88H : 10 July 2020), John Ladeaux, ; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
Name John Ladeaux
Event Type Burial
Event Place Hisle, Jackson, South Dakota, United States of America
Event Place (Original) Hisle, Jackson, South Dakota, United States of America
Cemetery Saint Joseph Cemetery
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156090869/john-ladeaux: accessed February 2, 2025), memorial page for John Ladeaux (unknown–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 156090869, citing Saint Joseph Cemetery, Hisle, Jackson County, South Dakota, USA; Maintained by Becky (contributor 47506159).